Reading

One thing I always appreciate receiving for a Christmas gift is a copy of the World Almanac.  This year is no exception (hint, hint). 
Received a note from the bloggers at WorldAlmanac.com today.  The note explained why you haven’t seen the 2009 almanac in the stores yet.  Reason?  When WILL it be available?  Read the […]

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In my opinion, Time.com deserves a second look.  It does what CNN.com failed to do in their makeover.  It has a lot of information and stories but keeps a fresh white look.  Here are some particular areas that I find interesting:
FULL LIST (updated every hour) of Most Popular Stories, Most Emailed Stories, Top Stories on […]

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The Fall 2008 issue of O At Home (An Oprah Magazine) gave an ‘All-Access Guide to Her Favorite Room’.   One page, Anatomy of Oprah’s Bookshelves’ says:
“Oprah’s  library - 1,500 volumes strong, and still growing - including first-edition Pulitzer Prize winners, Oprah’s Book Club selections, and John Steinbeck’s first novel, Cup of Gold…”
Oprah is quoted:
“I’m […]

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BookReporter.com’ blog posted an entry that begins:
“I love to read and I love to swim. Watching Michael Phelps this week I was thinking that the way he swims is like plotting a memorable book.
He takes off from the wall like a great novel grips you and pulls you in. As he moves down the lane, […]

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DogEared
From the About page:
 
“What is DogEared?

DogEared is a blog ALL about books.
Good books, funny books, adventure books. Books about animals, friendship, pirates, faraway places… Books about, well, almost EVERYTHING!!

So why did we call it DogEared and not, the, um, bookblog?
 
Hmm…good question, smarty pants!

You know when you read a book and you turn the […]

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John Hechinger wrote an article for Wall Street Journal.com entitled, “Problem: Boys Don’t Like to Read. Solution: Books That Are Really Gross”.    Not everyone is happy about it!   What do you think?
Mr. Hechinger writes:
“Publishers are hawking more gory and gross books to appeal to an elusive market: boys — many of whom would […]

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